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‘Bulldozer politics’: Modi’s demolition drive fuels Muslims’ fears in Kashmir

Violence and censorship rife among citizens and the media, as push to reclaim state land belies Indian government’s claims of peace in disputed region

Aakash Hassan in Srinagar and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

19, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM

Nepal plane crash: last moments inside cabin caught on passenger’s Facebook live video

Harrowing footage shows passengers had no idea plane was in danger before crash

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi

16, Jan, 2023 @8:29 AM

Myanmar junta hit Indian territory during strike on rebel camp, say witnesses

Locals in Farkawan village said that two bombs were dropped on the Indian side of the border but no one was hurt

Aakash Hassan and Hannah Ellis-Petersen

11, Jan, 2023 @6:46 AM

On the frontline with the rebel army fighting Myanmar’s brutal junta

Villagers-turned-pro-democracy fighters rely on ‘brothers and sisters’ in India for guns and food

Aakash Hassan in Haimual, Myanmar and Hannah Ellis-Petersen

08, Jan, 2023 @12:00 PM

Chinese and Indian troops in fresh skirmish at Himalayan border

Region on high alert after dozens reported injured in first clash in disputed area for more than two years

Helen Davidson in Taipei and Aakash Hassan in Delhi

13, Dec, 2022 @9:26 AM

India criticised over arbitrary travel bans after photojournalist blocked from Pulitzer trip

Sanna Irshad Mattoo says she was barred from taking a flight to New York where she was scheduled to receive the 2022 Pulitzer Prize

Aakash Hassan in New Delhi

20, Oct, 2022 @10:06 PM

Indian government accused of ceding land in Himalayas to China

Locals claim ‘buffer zones’ have been established in areas previously under Indian control

Aakash Hassan in Srinagar

19, Sep, 2022 @9:58 AM

‘We must forget about divisions’: one woman’s journey home 75 years after India’s partition

Chance encounter on Facebook led Reena Varma, 90, to visit family home she was forced to abandon in 1947

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan

14, Aug, 2022 @4:00 PM

‘Finally we are together’: partition’s broken families reunite after seven decades

Social media is helping long-lost relatives discover each other after a lifetime separated by the India-Pakistan border

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan

14, Aug, 2022 @9:01 AM

‘Fear is increasing’: Hindus flee Kashmir amid spate of targeted killings

Increase in violence prompts protests and biggest exodus of Kashmiri Pandit families for two decades

Aakash Hassan In Srinagar

05, Jun, 2022 @8:50 AM

Rohingya refugee deported from Kashmir to Myanmar reunited with family

Separated in March, Hasina Begum’s family have now settled in Bangladesh as India continues to deport Rohingya despite UN refugee status

Aakash Hassan in Delhi

01, Jun, 2022 @5:30 AM

‘Hatred, bigotry and untruth’: communal violence grips India

Country appears more divided than ever along Hindu-Muslim lines – and for many, Modi’s BJP is to blame

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi

18, Apr, 2022 @3:55 PM

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